Oshkosh West's Nick Osowski (left) is a returning sectional qualifier and will be one of the top Wildcat wrestlers this season.

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First-year head coach J.R. Zemke admits there might be a few nerves when his Oshkosh West wrestling team opens the season tonight at Menasha, since the meet will mark his return to the bench after pacing the sidelines as the Lourdes Academy football coach.

But there might be a perfect remedy to help quell some of those butterflies: a talented and experienced Wildcat lineup set to make another run in the always tough Fox Valley Association.

Despite losing a talented group of seniors from last year's squad, including a trio of state qualifiers, West returns a lineup anchored by four sectional ...